Healthy and Fit for Optimal Performance
4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Natacha Hiltrop Alicante 2013

23 year-old German skillfully takes the R3 (mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1) title, ahead of Paralympic champion and other highly decorated shooters.

boccia player taking a shot at London 2012

The final pool matches will be live streamed as players compete to enter the quarter finals of the 2013 Asia Oceania Boccia Championships

IWRF Americas Championship gold medal match

World No. 1 USA beat Canada to secure third successive IWRF Americas Championship title.

Alicante 2013

Opening Ceremony marks the start of the 2013 IPC Shooting European Championships in Spain.

Fevre Skelhon infographic R3

Gold and silver medallists from London 2012 will line up in the R3 (mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1) at the 2013 IPC Shooting European Championships.

Andrea Chiarotti

What you need to know about Italy before the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Qualification Tournament, which takes place from 20-26 October in Torino, Italy.

2013 Parapan American Youth Games

More than 600 athletes from 16 countries took part in the event which saw Brazil top the medals table.

A picture of the ice sledge hockey player on the field

There are 20 different combinations of the three teams that could advance to Sochi 2014 at the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Qualification Tournament.

Wheelchair tennis at the 2013 Parapan American Youth Games

Rio 2016 hosts win 209 medals in Buenos Aires as 10 sport Games comes to a close in Argentina.

APC election candidates 2013

Argentinian takes over from Octavio Londoño after winning Presidential election 14 votes to 3.

Shooting - Bikova Skok rivalry Alicante 2013

The last day of competition could see a Spanish or British rifle gold and a title battle for Olivera Nakovska-Bikova to follow her Paralympic triumph.

Nakovksa-Bikova and Jovanovski

Heading into the 2013 IPC Shooting European Championships, Paralympic Champion Nakovska-Bikova will be looking to add to her historic gold medal from London 2012 under the guidance of her coach and fellow shooter.

Brazil at 2013 Youth Parapans

Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela and Mexico are the top four in the medals table thus far at the 2013 Youth Parapan American Games.

Aisan Youth Para Games sponsors

More than 1,200 athletes from 30 countries will converge on Kuala Lumpur to compete in 14 sports.

South Korea ice sledge hockey team

What you need to know about South Korea before the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Qualification Tournament, which takes place from 20-26 October in Torino, Italy.

Sean Baldwin

Ireland's Sean Baldwin became the first Irish shooter to compete at a Paralympics in London, and is hoping to make his mark on European shooting at Alicante 2013.

Agitos at London

IPC President Sir Philip Craven was misquoted in report regarding an LSE event.

Lei Fan

Seventeen London 2012 Paralympic gold medallists are set to take part in the ITTF Para-Table Tennis Asian Championships in Beijing, China.

Powerlifting at the 2013 Parapan Youth Games

Last day of powerlifting sees two junior world records broken in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Matt Cowdrey

Australia’s new Rate Yourself app can help budding athletes compare themselves to top Paralympians in their country.